# head vs hey

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### head
*noun · IPA [hɛd] · frequency rank #11,062*
der Kopf

### hey
*phrase · IPA [hɛɪ̯] · frequency rank #1,010*
als Grußwort

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/head-vs-hey